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Purnima Sharma

University of California, Irvine

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Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Commensal Escherichia coli colonization triggers Peyer's patch development

Romana Raphaela Gerner, Gregory T. Walker, Suzi M. Klaus, Karine Melchior, Suzana Hossain, Kareem Siada, Chia-Yun Hsu, Francisco Javier Albicoro, William Santus, Rasika Patkar, Marvic Carrillo Terrazas, Grant J. Norton, Flavian Thelen, Araceli Pérez-López, Purnima Sharma, , Manuela Raffatellu

This study identifies Escherichia coli as a key driver of B cell accumulation in Peyer's patches via CXCR2-dependent mechanisms involving curli amyloid fibers and TLR2 signaling.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology